This summer, 28 students considering careers in health care and social services gave four weeks of their time to residents at Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Centre and Donald Berman Jewish Eldercare. They learned about older adults—and...
Donald Berman Jewish Eldercare
Mobile garden cultivates connections for residents with dementia
By Richard Dagenais, SAPA Communications Specialist A nondescript little metal cart is managing to reach across the depths of dementia to connect with residents of the Donald Berman Jewish Eldercare long-term care centre. Nurse Manager Patricia Ndanjoe (right) looks...
Locavores’ delight: CIUSSS goes fresh with local produce
By Richard Dagenais, SAPA Communications Specialist Of all the fresh produce used in CIUSSS West-Central Montreal kitchens, about half is local. Efforts to promote and prefer local over imported produce are paying off—but the goal across all CIUSSS sites is to...
Above and beyond is ordinary for Jewish Eldercare team
By Richard Dagenais, SAPA Communications Specialist They say home is where the heart is and thanks to truly exceptional care, 60-year-old Lisa Bercovitch has learned she is surrounded by love. Small in stature but physically strong, Ms. Bercovitch arrived at...
International nurses complete JGH internships on path to certification
Members of our CIUSSS demonstrate generosity in helping recruits adapt Seven nurses from Cameroon, Madagascar and Haiti completed internships at the Jewish General Hospital in March as they pursue their goal to practise in Quebec and familiarize themselves with our...
How virtual reality is transporting seniors to faraway worlds
The weather outside is cold and grey, but Tobie Bruner Schwartz doesn’t notice. She’s swimming in sparkling blue waters with a pod of dolphins, watching sunlight filter through the shimmering surface of the sea. “Oh my, it’s gorgeous!” she exclaims. “Look at the...
Puppets provide smiles and stimulation for long-term care residents
Meet the Puppet Lady! Wearing a red-and-white chicken hat and clutching a bright yellow duck puppet on her left hand, Janice Greenberg prances around the nursing station at Donald Berman Jewish Eldercare to the sounds of Mambo Italiano. Around her, residents sit and...
Celebrating the remarkable lives of centenarians
One woman drove a motorcycle to deliver babies in Morocco. Another had been a Hungarian table tennis champion. One man survived a Siberian gulag, and another went to work in Montreal each day until the age of 98. The 22 centenarians who were honoured at Donald Berman...
Lucie Tremblay and Céline Gélinas named Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Nursing
One of the top honours in Canadian nursing has been bestowed upon Lucie Tremblay and Céline Gélinas, with their induction on October 14 as Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Nursing. Ms. Tremblay, who became Associate CEO of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal on October 1,...
Wearing smart glasses, staff become the eyes of their colleagues
Digital technology connects co-workers to help deliver care to seniors Jannette Bront Ferguson enters the room of a resident at Donald Berman Jewish Eldercare Centre to prepare a tube feeding. She speaks to the elderly woman gently and touches her hand, then reaches...